How To Install Drip Edge On A Flat Roof

Place a nail at one end then the other.

How to install drip edge on a flat roof.

Learn more about drip edge at. Tack the end into position with the roofing nails and press the nail within the drip edge and into the roof covering. Coat the flat part of the flashing that sits on the deck using a putty knife. Place the drip edge down aligning it so water will drip into.

If using a type c drip edge you can install a furring strip to increase its performance. Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them. Secure the drip edge with roofing cement. But do not push it through the fascia.

In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. At the eaves when installing the drip edge on top the underlayment a 4 inch wide layer of asphalt roof cement complying with the astm d4586 type i or type ii is required. Slide the corner tight to the fascia. The drip edge should be installed on top of the underlayment at all rakes and below or on top of the underlayment at the eaves.

When you install the drip edge over this strip it keeps the lower flange further from the home s siding which helps to keep water further from the home. A furring edge is a strip of one by two wood you install on the vertical surface of the house just beneath the roof s edge. Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated. Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos.

The best way is to install the roof drip edge only along the eaves first then place ice and water barrier in the snowbelt or felt paper underlayment over the drip edge. Install roof drip edge along the eaves add underlayment then place drip edge along the gable end. How to install a drip edge. Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.

This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. Install drip edges on the eaves first. Begin at the lower corner of the roof and gradually progress to the top. Lift the shingles slide the drip edge underneath them and position it so that it extends over the gutters then replace the shingles and push down to seat the drip edge.

If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles. Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.